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[Ogress]

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I've been beading like crazy since the tax class ended last week (another starts next week - this time in Rdemond. I'm gonna love that commute.) I'm hoping I can sell lots at some local shows. If not, I'll have plenty of gifts to give!

Anybody want to come over some day and make gifts for friends? I have plenty of supplies, you just need to pay for the materials you use (and I bought most of the stuff either wholesale or on sale). I never got around to organising a beading workshop this fall; they're fun!

I would love to come and play for the day.

I'll PM you tomorrow with dayes I will be home ... It will be fun!

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Sorry to have piqued your curiosity. It would be "the" Omak Hotel". You can listen to them here:

(the audio is not all that hot) If I remember the lyrics right, I think they go:

Cookie jars and old guitars, a grandfather clock that hasn't struck since before the war, long before I was born.

[can't remember the next set]

Then the chorus goes:

Lights burn late at the Omak Hotel, time stands still like a snowy night
Ghosts 'round here don't haunt they smile out from dust frames, down at the Omak Hotel.

Very pretty song about your town.

Cheers,
Chris

Very cool. Actually the one I was thinking of is called the Omak Inn...so now I wonder which one it is. Looks like they may have been playing at the "Bou" (Caribou)...it is really old, but that is in Okanogan. The Omak Inn is in the middle of Omak (downtown), but I would not think as quaint.
DH and I were just talking about it. Please send me the MP3 version you have, I would love to listen to it. I really think they must be talking about the Caribou....it has so much history it practically ooozes out of the walls.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

I may even be getting over this cold, finally, maybe.

Have to go get chores finished quickly and clean up, since I'll need to go to Del's today as well as our usual weekend grocery gathering.

 

[hallerlake]

I'm feeling old and very tired. I took advantage of the fact it wasn't raining yesterday and that the leaves are pretty much down to clean the gutters, the deck, the patio, and the back steps, as well as cleaning up the wreckage from Thanksgiving. I'm up and down stairs all day, but up and down the ladder has me sore in various places. I need to clean my beading off the work bench, and set up the brooder for Cloverleaf's cockerels. They're coming this afternoon. We also need to go look at an Art Nouveau plant stand Mr. Hallerlake found on Craigslist.

 

[SadieSue]

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Sorry you're feeling old. Does it help if I tell you that you still look youthful and gorgeous? It's nice of you to sit Cloverleaf's cockerels. I was wondering who was going to be able to help with the chicken run. Good luck with the plant stand. I LOVE Art Nouveau... Hope we get to see pics if it's a go.

 

[Greg Richardson]

Hallerlake. If your roof is to steep I understand but if not this works well for maintaining your roof and gutters.
I bought an electric leaf blower for around $50.00 at HD.
Start at ridge line walking the length of my roof blowing leaves, needles, branches about ten feet or so down and continue to the gutters. Then blow out the gutters.
I don't think it takes me longer than 20 minutes if that and my roof looks new again and the gutters totally cleaned out.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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Another plant stand, cool!

There's a Mrs. Carl Larsson design I'm thinking about building, except when I look at it all I can see is a bunch of unsupported interior right angles (it's like three steps up and three steps down, with treads and risers but no other structure) and I can't see how it could actually hold even my smallest orchids.

Commiseration for the over-work; I need to borrow a tall ladder and fix a broken gutter bracket soon, and I am not in fact thrilled at the idea.

 

[Greg Richardson]

Don't forget today is the last day to save $$$ at Monroe Farm & Feed.
Layer Pellets for $10.99
They are 50 pound bags.

They only do this sale once a year so get there if you can and please let others know when you see sales like this.
Times are tough and we need to help each other out.

It's even harder to feed chicken who are taking all the time in the world to molt and then the ones who are fully feathered aren't laying.
Never thought I'd be eating store bought eggs again. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

BTW........................
Down the street at Del's the long burning logs are .90

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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It's not hallerlake's roof that would be objection to that, it's her beautiful perennial beds which would be massacred by the leaves and needles falling on them! (And a much worse, harder, more exacting cleanup, my goodness).

 

[hallerlake]

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I don't trust my balance enough for roof walking. I have a middle ear disorder.